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Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Memphis

Several areas were hit with 1,000-year floods in 2022. Leandro Lozada/AFP via Getty Images

January 12, 2023

2022’s billion‑dollar disasters: Climate change helped make it US’s 3rd most expensive year on record

Stacy Morford, The Conversation

A monster hurricane, destructive storms and a drought that disrupted businesses across the economy led the list of the year’s costliest disasters.

A barge maneuvers its way down the drought-narrowed Mississippi River at Tiptonville, Tenn., Oct. 20, 2022. AP Photo/Jeff Roberson

December 14, 2022

Record low water levels on the Mississippi River in 2022 show how climate change is altering large rivers

Ray Lombardi, University of Memphis; Angela Antipova, University of Memphis, and Dorian J. Burnette, University of Memphis

Record low water levels on the Mississippi and other major rivers, as seen in 2022, could become more common, threatening transportation of many key goods and raising prices.

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